Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 26 minutes ago
đïž NEXT.io Spotlight | Internet Vikings on Gaming Infrastructure, Vendor Resilience & the True Cost of Hosting
Recorded at NEXT Summit New York 2026, Ricard Vikström, Founder & CEO of Internet Vikings, joins us for a candid conversation about what it really takes to keep gaming operators online â and why so many are still getting their infrastructure strategy wrong.
From missile strikes on data centres to the myth of "the cloud," Ricard breaks down why hosting is as mission-critical as payments, and what operators should be doing about it.
â° Timestamps:
00:18 - Introduction: Ricard Vikström & Internet Vikings
00:32 - What Internet Vikings does
00:54 - The moment focus changed everything
02:09 - What Ricard is most proud of after 20+ years in hosting
03:12 - Data centres as critical infrastructure â and real-world risks
04:12 - Why operators need vendor redundancy in hosting, not just payments
05:18 - How Internet Vikings goes beyond technical delivery
06:00 - Growing with customers & building trust
07:20 - The biggest struggles operators face with hosting
08:07 - Vendor lock-in, pricing power & why it matters
09:07 - AI, rising hardware costs & how Internet Vikings stays ahead
10:47 - What's on the horizon for Internet Vikings
11:47 - Staying focused, staying in the lane
CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO â© Website: next.io
Learn more about Internet Vikings: internetvikings.com
đïž NEXT.io Spotlight | Internet Vikings on Gaming Infrastructure, Vendor Resilience & the True Cost of Hosting
Recorded at NEXT Summit New York 2026, Ricard Vikström, Founder & CEO of Internet Vikings, joins us for a candid conversation about what it really takes to keep gaming operators online â and why so many are still getting their infrastructure strategy wrong.
From missile strikes on data centres to the myth of "the cloud," Ricard breaks down why hosting is as mission-critical as payments, and what operators should be doing about it.
â° Timestamps:
00:18 - Introduction: Ricard Vikström & Internet Vikings
00:32 - What Internet Vikings does
00:54 - The moment focus changed everything
02:09 - What Ricard is most proud of after 20+ years in hosting
03:12 - Data centres as critical infrastructure â and real-world risks
04:12 - Why operators need vendor redundancy in hosting, not just payments
05:18 - How Internet Vikings goes beyond technical delivery
06:00 - Growing with customers & building trust
07:20 - The biggest struggles operators face with hosting
08:07 - Vendor lock-in, pricing power & why it matters
09:07 - AI, rising hardware costs & how Internet Vikings stays ahead
10:47 - What's on the horizon for Internet Vikings
11:47 - Staying focused, staying in the lane
CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO â© Website: next.io
Learn more about Internet Vikings: internetvikings.com
